#988. The greatest mercy
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The greatest sword in the world.
The first sword master sword made.
Worst Sword Master Sword Master.
The last sword master swordsmith.
A title that has been handed down sequentially to the three sword masters who have mastered the dragon killing sword.
In fact, Limon, the swordsman, proved himself to be the greatest swordsman in the world by not being defeated by any of the 10 sword masters born in the age of heroes.
Born in the Bronze Age, the three Sword Masters could not help but be special to sword masters.
But even in cold water, there is an up and down.
question that arises from it.
Sword Emperor and Sword Demon Swordsmith.
Among the three sword masters who were called the best swordsmen in the world, who is truly the strongest?
Some claim that he is a genius swordsman who mastered swordsmanship on his own, pioneered an unprecedented state of being a sword master, and taught swordsman and swordsmanship.
Some believed that he was a swordsman who cut down even a sword demon, built a sword tower, raised several disciples, and protected the world for hundreds of years.
Someone thought that even such a swordsman was a swordsman who had been defeated six times in one-on-one duels.
Who is the true greatest sword in the world?
That has been the question of many luxuries.
But in the end, no one was able to figure out the answer.
Unless you’re actually fighting.
A third party discussing the strength and weakness of a sword master was nothing more than table talk, and Limon ignored such trivial arguments.
but only one.
There was a fact that everyone acknowledged.
It was the fact that the sword master was the worst sword master in history.
Even the swordsman who caused the world war or the swordsman who dabbled in black magic could not catch up with the notoriety of the swordsman who single-handedly massacred a tenth of humanity.
“—how many years have passed since I died?”
So this moment.
Holding a dragon sword in one hand.
With another sword at the waist.
A black-haired man standing still.
The appearance of the sword demon had no choice but to feel even more heterogeneous.
His calm and calm appearance made him look like a lofty swordsman rather than the worst slayer in history.
Even more so in the fact that he does not lose his composure even though he is facing the opponent who cut him in his lifetime.
“…a little over 800 years old.”
“It’s been quite a long time indeed.”
Even for an immortal, 800 years is not a short time.
As if I had been told that I had been asleep for a day or two, I calmly agreed.
he asked again.
“How have you been?”
“As you can see.”
“Whoops, that’s a wise answer. For swordsmen like us, just having our lives attached to us is good enough.”
it’s a discourse.
Not the opponent who risked his life seven times.
It was an ordinary, everyday conversation that a brother-in-law, who had been reunited for a long time, would normally have.
The Constellations, including the Guardians, who did not dare to intervene because of the Sword Demon’s bluff, couldn’t hide their absurdity.
But really, Limondo.
And the swordsman too.
Far from feeling uncomfortable with the calm atmosphere, he accepted it very naturally.
It was natural.
No matter how many times they risked their lives and fought each other, they were brother brothers who fought the seven dragons while studying alumni under the sword emperor.
“Has Master also been resurrected?”
“yes.”
“…how have you been?”
“I helped put you back to sleep.”
“You have done a difficult job.”
“I just did what I had to do.”
“That sounds like you.”
The story of the resurrection of the Sword Emperor.
That he was killed again by Limon’s sword.
The Sword Demon calmly agreed, as if to some extent expected it, and after a short silence, opened his mouth with a slightly heavier voice.
“Did you give me a farewell drink?”
“yes.”
“I’m glad you did. At least this time there won’t be any regrets left.”
distant past.
cut down seven dragons
It is as if he recalls the teacher who could not drink a glass of alcohol at the last moment even after opening an era where alcohol could be freely drunk.
After gently closing my eyes.
The Sword Demon opened his eyes again.
And as calmly as ever.
However, the Sword Demon raised a question in a voice that was heavier than before.
“By the way, priest.”
“Say the death penalty.”
“Why do you smell like a dragon?”
to that question.
Limon did not immediately respond.
As if committing to something.
After looking into the deep, calm, and dull eyes of the Sword Demon for a long time, he only quietly opened his mouth after a long time.
“It’s because I took the seven princesses of the Seven Dragons as my brides.”
and.
The static that came.
The calm atmosphere from a while ago seemed to be a lie.
When the Guardian felt a chill from the heavy, frightening air that suddenly weighed down the entire space around him.
“As expected.”
As if I knew that.
An unexpectedly calm voice.
After nodding his head with an expression that was so calm that he was even calm.
The Sword Demon asked again.
“What did Master say?”
“They said it was great.”
“Huh, you look like him.”
Is it lamentation?
Or is it longing?
calm and serene.
That’s why he let out a laugh that was hard to understand, and muttered to himself quietly.
“No matter how half-baked, I would never have thought that a priest would make a betrothal with a descendant of a dragon. So many things seem to have changed.”
“It’s been a long time.”
“Isn’t he a priest who will change over time?”
“…”
“So the biggest reason is probably because of them.”
The Constellations were startled.
The sword demon just glanced at them.
It was because even those who had already escaped their bodies felt goosebumps just by receiving that gaze.
“What are those?”
“They ate other worlds and became their own providence, destroyed dragons in the past, and are now trying to destroy mankind.”
“It’s really something like a parasite.”
[Wait, that’s…!]
Fuck!
[…?]
Is it because of the harsh evaluation?
Or was it because he felt threatened?
The Constellation, which unknowingly tried to object to Limon’s prejudiced words, became starlight and scattered before blinking an eye.
Seeing that scene, the other Constellations hardened.
The Sword Demon quietly opened his mouth.
“I have never given permission to interrupt a conversation with a priest.”
[…]
“So wait in silence until I make a decision.”
I’m having a conversation with the sword masters.
Where do you dare to interfere with insignificant things?
The Constellations didn’t even dare to get angry when they saw the Sword Demon saying such arrogant things as if they were natural.
Instead, I was confused.
I just couldn’t interfere.
I’ve been watching the earth for a long time.
They were well aware of how fraudulent the Sword Master, especially Limon, was.
That’s why hundreds of constellations joined forces to catch one Limon.
Having been slaughtered by a fraudulent swordsman called the yam dragon slaughter sword, it has now become a sword master.
But even with them…
No, I couldn’t understand it all the more because they were like that.
Why was the Sword Demon able to cut them so easily, when even Limon could only deal with them with the ultimate use of the yam dragon slashing sword?
And why do they feel so much fear and intimidation from the Sword Demon?
Most of all, why did the merciful Guardian of Resurrection not activate the ban placed when reviving the Sword Demon?
Only one thing was known.
The Sword Demon is an existence that should not be considered based on other sword masters.
“Is that why you took seven princesses as brides to catch those parasites?”
“That’s right. But also not.”
okay.
Clearly, a strategy is a starting point.
It was an engagement made at the request of Li Qingyu, who was wary of the Constellations.
But time goes by.
going through so much
Now, he truly cares for the seven princesses, and that’s why he accepted them as his bride.
The Sword Demon calmly accepted what Limon said.
“Even if you catch them all, you’re saying that you don’t have the heart to throw out the descendants of the dragon.”
“How can a man who cannot take responsibility for his own bride?”
“I guess so.”
still calm.
Even so, at the end of watching Limon with subtle emotions, as if seeing a younger brother who had picked up a dirty stray cat.
After a while, the Sword Demon quietly opened his mouth.
“If the priest wishes, I’ll take care of all those parasites.”
[…!]
The faces of the Constellations, including the benevolent Guardian of Resurrection, were distorted.
It wasn’t because of the words of the Sword Demon, who seemed to regard them as insignificant bugs.
Because I knew.
that it is not a bluff.
Also, in a state where the slaughter sword for the yam dragon was unfolding, if Limon and the Sword Demon went on a rampage…
No, the intuition that they would never be able to survive even if they had only one Sword Demon excluding Limon made them shake.
But is it fortunate
or misfortune.
The Sword Demon’s words weren’t over yet.
“There is only one condition.”
“If abandonment of my brides is a condition, I am sorry, but this is unacceptable.”
“know. So let’s save the priest’s bride.”
“…?”
That moment.
Limon was surprised.
I don’t know if it’s someone else.
It was because I didn’t know that the Sword Demon would say such a thing.
However, his continued words were enough to make Limon’s face harden again.
“Instead, I will exterminate all the clans of the Seven Dragons except for the seven princesses.”
“…!”
“And I will not allow the seven princesses to lay eggs or leave the places I have allowed.”
“…”
“If you accept this condition, I will allow the seven princesses to live quietly as your concubines until the end of their lives.”
“…Would you like to do that?”
“The priest will know that this is the greatest mercy I can bestow.”
Because you know that it’s true.
Limon closed his eyes.
And he opened his mouth heavily.
“Do you still dream of a perfect world?”
“If it were a world without dragons.”
“Do you still not know that the perfect world that the death penalty wants cannot and should not be created?”
It is good to dream of ideals.
However, ideals are ideals because they do not come true.
Just as any dream, no matter how good it is, becomes a disaster if it bursts into reality, it is said that if you try to apply your ideal to reality forcibly, it will lead to catastrophe.
The soft lamentation.
Limon added a word.
“More than anything else, even Master didn’t want the brother-in-law to commit a massacre like this.”
“You did.”
“….”
“But even so, I cannot forgive dragons.”
Calm as a mountain.
Calm as water.
That is why he is a man who speaks with a deep, big and heavy resentment without wavering.
loyal country.
family to protect.
Even the beloved master.
Because I lost everything precious.
I’ve hated dragons all my life.
Because it’s too strong.
Even if it was wrong.
In the end, Limon, who was looking at the sword master who had become a vengeful demon that even he could not stop, slowly lifted the strong magic sword.
“Then I will prevent the death penalty.”
“…is it.”
Was it because I expected it to some extent?
distant past.
Just like when he challenged himself to a duel by blocking his way in the massacre to destroy the Seven Dragons.
The white-haired man who stood in his way again.
And the Sword Demon, who gazed at the scars he had engraved on his eyes, eventually pulled out another sword along with the Doryongsword.
“Then there is nothing you can do about it.”
Ugh-
that moment.
Resonance happened.
The mighty sword raised by Limon.
A dragon sword held obliquely by the Sword Demon.
Originally made as a pair, but after one handle was broken, they were recreated and sealed together, and then scattered for a long time.
The strong magic dragon sword vibrated in the hands of the two sword masters and spewed out their swords.
While the Constellations, who had become mere onlookers, unknowingly retreated.
“Come.”
with those silent words.
―The battle between the two greatest swordsmen has begun.
